Play Public Instance
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/3615468/?format=api
{ "id": 3615468, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3615468/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-02-09T21:19:43-08:00", "show": 65891, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65891/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/bcced119-a689-4aab-b48b-26fc86264bc0/43315490422-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/bcced119-a689-4aab-b48b-26fc86264bc0/43315490422-250.jpg", "song": "Persiana americana", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "b2e5e3ac-520b-4239-acde-743908142e21", "artist": "Soda Stereo", "artist_ids": [ "3f8a5e5b-c24b-4068-9f1c-afad8829e06b" ], "album": "Obras cumbres", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "ba1a14cc-b7ad-3935-9427-dca1db82621d", "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "2001-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "“Persiana Americana” is a cornerstone of Latin American rock: a sleek, voyeuristic pop-rock thriller built on tension, style, and a hook that refuses to age. Released in the mid-1980s, it’s one of Soda Stereo’s most iconic songs, and you can hear why within seconds—the rhythmic push, the bright guitar figures, and the way the melody feels both playful and slightly dangerous. Lyrically, the song frames desire through the image of being watched, turning the everyday object of a window blind into a symbol of secrecy, curiosity, and obsession. That concept pairs perfectly with Soda Stereo’s sound at the time: refined but restless, crisp and modern, with Gustavo Cerati’s voice delivering lines that feel like flirtation and confession in the same breath. The track is built like a perfect pop mechanism—each section feeding the next—yet it carries a noir glow that makes it feel cinematic. “Persiana Americana” doesn’t just invite you to sing along; it invites you into a scene, where intimacy is public, the room is charged, and the boundary between observer and participant keeps dissolving.\u2028Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3L5M7GHAkw", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }